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August 17, 2012
Droughts occur every 2.5 years, says Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Scientists at ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) have noticed a drought pattern of repetition of 2.5 years in Telangana and Rayalaseema in India, and a repetition of 5 years in coastal Andhra Pradesh. Read more here.
August 17, 2012
India: BT cotton had no significant benefits for farmers
Mainstreaming of genetically modified crops was protested not only by activists but also by farmers. Now there is evidence that the BT cotton crop promoted so aggressively did not, in fact, have a significant effect on production. Read more here.
August 17, 2012
Investing in Africa’s smallholder farmers
Recently there have been several posts pointing out differences in the agendas of President Obama’s model for African agriculture, and that of APP (Africa Progress Panel) which runs under the leadership of Kofi Annan. This post attempts to provide a differing opinion. Read it here.
August 17, 2012
Brazil’s fund for low carbon agriculture faces low take-up
Brazil’s ABC programme (low carbon agriculture programme) is one of the most ambitious in the world – it plans to cut emissions due to farming by as much as 38 per cent by 2020. However, it is facing low uptake by farmers. Read more here.
August 17, 2012
India: Drought spells disaster for farmers
The latest monsoon rainfall data has finally confirmed that India is indeed facing a drought. This has put millions of livestock farmers in danger – those who carve out a living through small landholdings and milk from cattle. Read more here.
August 17, 2012
China must rethink its land ownership policies
China must go further in its rural land reform programmes if it wants to ensure food security for its people, and to do that, it must change its land ownership rights with respect to its farmers. Currently, farmers can only lease the land for about 30 years, but not own […]
August 17, 2012
Myanmar’s reform not encouraging enough for farmers in countrysides
Myanmar was once the largest exporter of rice, and its lands are still one of the most fertile in the world. However, about half a century under the military rule, the farmers have no savings, their farms and farm produce, even at the highest of their productivity incur a loss […]
August 17, 2012
Poor fertilization in Nigeria contributes to food insecurity
Food security in Nigeria is being severely threatened by a number of conditions, poor fertilization and viral and bacterial diseases affecting the roots of staple crops like cassava. Cassava is an important crop for food security and is also important as raw material in other industries as well. Read more […]
August 17, 2012
IFMR Capital and ADB help with MFI programme in India
In a first large scale partial guarantee programme for MFIs in India, ADB (Asian Development Bank) has provided partial credit guarantee to loans to MFIs in India. Read more here.
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